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Galena from
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


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Galena

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Galena

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Galena

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite1
Serpierite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5507:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘDry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘDumpy Stone Level, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNether Row Brow, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘDeer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPotts Gill Copper Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Dunham, K.C. and Hollingworth, S.E. (1947) Excursion to Penrith and the north-west. Mineralogical Magazine, 28, 248-254.
Davidson, W.F. and Thomson, N. (1951) Some notes on the minerals of Westmorland and Cumberland. North West Naturalist, 23 (for 1948), 136-154.
Kingsbury, A.W.G. and Hartley, J. (MS1) (1953 or later) Investigation of the minerals of the Lake District, especially the Caldbeck area, in collaboration with J. Hartley. List of minerals found by us at many localities examined 1947-.
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G. (1957) New occurrences of phosgenite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (237). 500-501 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.237.13
Kingsbury, Arthur W.G., Hartley, J. (1957) Beaverite from the Lake District. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (239). 700-702 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.31.239.10
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1960) Carminite and beudantite from the northern part of the Lake District and from Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (249) 423-432 doi:10.1180/minmag.1960.032.249.01
Stanley, Chris J., Vaughan, David J. (1981) Native antimony and bournonite intergrowths in galena from the English Lake District. Mineralogical Magazine, 44 (335) 257-260 doi:10.1180/minmag.1981.044.335.02
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
Stanley, Christopher J., Cooper, Michael P. (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: Pyromorphite-Group Minerals from the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 105-121
 
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